East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Yemen: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 14.2% against 5.5% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 8.7%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 2.6 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th and Yemen ranks 24th of 43 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 23.9% | 12.7% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 13.4% | 7.6% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 14.2% against 5.5% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2016.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Yemen?
- 8.7%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Yemen?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Yemen rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th and Yemen ranks 24th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/